Counts and Kings of Sicily 1071-1516

Counts and Kings of Sicily

Hauteville Dynasty, 1071–1130

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Roger I (1031–1101) the Great Count

  • Roger I (1031– 1101), the Great Count, Norman Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101.

Hauteville Dynasty, 1130–1198

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Roger II (1095– 1154) King of Sicily

  • Roger II ( 1095– 1154), King of Sicily, Founder of the Hauteville Dynasty

Hohenstaufen Dynasty, 1194–1266

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Henry I (VI) (1165 – 1197) King of the Romans (1190-1197), Holy Roman Emperor (1191-1197), King of Sicily (1194-1197)

  • Henry I (VI) (1165 – 1197) King of the Romans (1190-1197), Holy Roman Emperor (1191-1197), King of Sicily (1194-1197). Married Constance I (1154 – 1198) Queen regnant of Sicily (1194–98) daughter of Roger II, King of Sicily.

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Frederick I (II) (1194 – 1250) King of Sicily (1198-1250), King of the Romans (1212-1250), King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor (1220-1250) and King of Jerusalem (1225-1250)

  • Frederick I (II) (1194 – 1250) King of Sicily (1198-1250), King of the Romans (1212-1250), King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor (1220-1250) and King of Jerusalem (1225-1250). Married firstly Constance of Aragon (1179 – 1222) daughter of Alfonso II, King of Aragon, secondly Isabella II (1212 – 1228) daughter of John I of Brienne, King of Jerusalem, thirdly Isabella of England (1214 – 1241) daughter of John, King of England and fourthly Bianca Lancia d'Agliano (c. 1210 – c. 1246)

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Henry II (VII) (1211 – 1242) King of Sicily (1212-1217) and King of the Romans (1220-1235).

  • Henry II (VII) (1211 – 1242) King of Sicily (1212-1217) and King of the Romans (1220-1235). Married Margaret of Austria (c. 1204 – 1266) daughter of Leopold VI, Duke of Austria.

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Conrad I (IV) (1228 – 1254) King of Jerusalem (1228-1254, as Conrad II) Duke of Swabia (1235-1254) King of the Romans (1237-1254) and King of Italy (1237-1254, as Conrad IV), King of Sicily (1250-1254, as Conrad I).

  • Conrad I (IV) (1228 – 1254) King of Jerusalem (1228-1254, as Conrad II) Duke of Swabia (1235-1254) King of the Romans (1237-1254) and King of Italy (1237-1254, as Conrad IV), King of Sicily (1250-1254, as Conrad I). Married Elisabeth of Bavaria (c. 1227 – 1273) daughter of Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria.

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Conrad II (Conradin) (1252 – 1268) Duke of Swabia (1254–1268, as Conrad IV), King of Jerusalem (1254–1268, as Conrad III), and King of Sicily (1254–1258, de jure until 1268, as Conrad II)

  • Conrad II (Conradin) (1252 – 1268) Duke of Swabia (1254–1268, as Conrad IV), King of Jerusalem (1254–1268, as Conrad III), and King of Sicily (1254–1258, de jure until 1268, as Conrad II)

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Manfred (1232 – 1266) King of Sicily (1258-1266).

  • Manfred (1232 – 1266) King of Sicily (1258-1266). The natural son of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Sicily. Married firstly Beatrice of Savoy (1223 – 1259) daughter of Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy and secondly Helena Angelina Doukaina (c. 1242 – 1271) daughter of Michael II Komnenos Doukas, Despot of Epirus.

House of Anjou

1266-1285

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Charles I of Anjou (1227 –1285) King of Sicily (1266–1282), King of Naples (1266–1285)

  • Charles I of Anjou (1227 –1285) Founder of the House of Anjou. Count of Provence (1246–85) and Forcalquier (1246–48, 1256–85), Count of Anjou and Maine (1246–85), King of Sicily (1266–1282), King of Naples (1266–1285), Prince of Achaea (1278–85), King of Albania (1272-1285), and King of Jerusalem (1277-1285 by purchase). Youngest son of Louis VIII, King of France. Married firstly Beatrice of Provence (c. 1229 –1267) Sovereign Countess of Provence and Forcalquier (1245-1267) daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence and Forcalquier and secondly Margaret of Burgundy (1250 – 1308) daughter of Odo, Count of Nevers.

In 1282 the kingdom split in two separated states: the properly named Ultra Sicily (Trinacria) and the Hither Sicily (Siciliae citra) or the Kingdom of Naples. See Naples. The two states stylized themselves always as "Kingdom of Sicily", until the partial unification in 1516 under Charles I of Spain when they became the "King of Naples and Sicily". The definitive unification occurred in 1816 when Ferdinand IV and III unified the two entities into a single state, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. See Two Sicilies

House of Barcelona

1282–1410

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Peter I (III of Aragon) “the Great”  King of Sicily (1282-1285 by conquest).

  • Peter I (III of Aragon) “the Great” (1239 – 1285) King of Aragon, King of Valencia, and Count of Barcelona from (1276-1285), King of Sicily (1282-1285 by conquest). Married Constance of Sicily (1249 – 1302) Queen Regnant of Sicily, daughter of Manfred, King of Sicily.

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  • James I (II) “the Just” (1267 – 1327) King of Aragon and Valencia and Count of Barcelona (1291-1327), King of Sicily (1285-1295 as James I) King of Majorca (1291-1298),  From 1297 he was nominally the King of Sardinia and Corsica (1297-1327, titular then by conquest in 1324). Married firstly Isabella of Castile (1283 – 1328) daughter of Sancho IV, King of Castile, secondly Blanche of Anjou (1280 – 1310) daughter of Charles II, King of Naples, thirdly Marie of Lusignan (1273 – 1319) daughter of Hugh III, King of Cyprus and fourthly Elisenda de Montcada (c. 1292 – 1364) daughter of Pere II Ramon de Montcada.

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Frederick II (or III) (1272 – 1337) King of Sicily from 1295.

  • Frederick II (or III) (1272 – 1337) Regent from 1291 and King of Sicily from 1295. Married Eleanor of Anjou (1289 – 1341) daughter of Charles II, King of Naples.

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Peter II (1304 – 1342) King of Sicily

  • Peter II (1304 – 1342) King of Sicily from 1337. Married Elizabeth of Carinthia (1298 – 1352) daughter of Otto III, Duke of Carinthia and Count of Tyrol.
  • Louis “the Child” (1338 – 1355) King of Sicily from 1342.

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Frederick III (or IV) “the Simple” (1341 – 1377) King of Sicily

  • Frederick III (or IV) “the Simple” (1341 – 1377) King of Sicily from 1355. Married firstly Constance of Aragon (1343 – 1363) daughter of Peter IV, King of Aragon and secondly Antonia of Baux (c. 1355 –1374) daughter of Francis of Baux, Duke of Andria.

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 Maria (1363 – 1401) Queen of Sicily and Duchess of Athens and Neopatria

  • Maria (1363 – 1401) Queen of Sicily and Duchess of Athens and Neopatria from 1377 (joint rule). Married Martin I "The Younger" (1376 – 1409) King of Sicily from 1390 to 1409 (joint rule), son of Martin I, King of Aragon.

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Martin II “the Humane or the Elder” (1356 – 1410)  King of Sicily

  • Martin II “the Humane or the Elder” (1356 – 1410) King of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia and Corsica and Count of Barcelona from 1396 and King of Sicily from 1409, son of Peter IV, King of Aragon. Married firstly Maria de Luna (c. 1358 – 1406) daughter of Lope, Lord and 1st Count of Luna and Lord of Segorbe and secondly Margaret of Prades (1388/95 – 1429) daughter of Peter of Aragon, Baron of Entenza.

House of Trastámara

1412–1516

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Ferdinand I “the Just” (1380 – 1416)  King of Sicily

  • Ferdinand I “the Just” (1380 – 1416) King of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and Titular King of Corsica and King of Sicily, Titular Duke of Athens and Neopatria, and Count of Barcelona, Roussillon and Cerdanya (1412–1416). Married Eleanor of Alburquerque (1374 – 1435) 3rd Countess of Alburquerque, daughter of Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque.

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Alfonso I “the Magnanimous” (1396 – 1458) King of Sicily (as Alfonso I) and King of Naples (as Alfonso I) from 1442

  • Alfonso I “the Magnanimous” (1396 – 1458) King of Aragon (as Alfonso V), Valencia (as Alfonso III), Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica (as Alfonso II), Sicily (as Alfonso I) and Count of Barcelona (as Alfonso IV) from 1416, and King of Naples (as Alfonso I) from 1442. Knight of the Order of the Dragon. Knight of the Order of the Garter. Married Maria of Castile (1401 – 1458) daughter of Henry III, King of Castile.

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John II “the Great” (1398 – 1479) King of  Sicily

  • John II “the Great” (1398 – 1479) King of Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica, Count of Barcelona from 1458 and King of Navarre through his wife (jure uxoris) from 1425. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Married firstly Blanche I (1387 – 1441) Queen Regnant of Navarre from 1425, daughter of Charles III, King of Navarre and secondly Juana Enriquez de Córdoba (1425 – 1468) 5th Lady of Casarrubios del Monte, daughter of Fadrique Enríquez de Mendoza.

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Ferdinand III (II) the Catholic (1452 – 1516)

 

  • Ferdinand III (II) the Catholic (1452 – 1516) King of Aragon from 1479 to 1516, King of Navarre from 1512 to 1516, King of Castile and León from 1474 to 1516, King of Naples from 1504 to 1516. Married firstly Isabella I (1451 – 1504) Queen Regnant of Castile and León, daughter of John II, King of Castile and León and secondly Germaine of Foix (1488 – 1536) daughter of John of Foix, Viscount of Narbonne

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Joanna “the Mad” (1479–1555)

  • Joanna “the Mad” (1479–1555) Queen Regnant of Castile from 1504 to 1516 and Queen Regnant of Aragon in 1516. Married Philip I, also known as Philip the Handsome (1478–1506) the son of the Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and crowned King of Castile in 1506.Through his mother Mary of Burgundy he inherited the greater part of the Burgundian state the Burgundian Netherlands and through his wife Joanna the Mad he briefly succeeded to the kingdom of Castile.

House of Habsburg

See Kingdom of the Two Sicilies